Hot and red!

So after my great day at the amusement park, my skin was red, hot and painful :( I applied my sunscreen like always but the sun was pretty strong that day (we reached 104 F) My sunburn wasn't as bad as my friends' (they didn't apply sunscreen >.> ) but I was still concerned about it, so I decided to do what I always do to accelarate the healing :) This is how I do it.

If my sunburn is pretty bad and painful I take an anti inflammatory. My choice is Ibuprofen (This big bottle of ibuprofen was around 4 bucks!!! :D Now that's what I like!)

Ibuprofent helps with the swelling and pain. I only take it the first day, after that I have not pain at all :)

Always eat something before you take a pill! If I don't eat anything before taking a pill I get a stomache :( Food is a must for me when it comes to pills!

Cetaphil Is perfect for soothing sunburns :) When you get sunburn you need to hydrate your skin as much as you can and I found that Cetaphil works wonders for that purpose (I use cetaphil all the time but I'll get into more detail in a later post)

The moment I put Cetaphil in my arms I felt a great relief, I could feel how it started to cool down and how my skin was absorbing all the moisture, exavtly what I wanted to achieve :)

Look for thick moisturizer instead for the watery ones and preferable non-scented.

When my skin is not red anymore (around two or three days) I exfoliate my skin to remove all the dead skin. I don't like harsh scrubs so i use my face scrub ( ST Ives Apricot Scrub Renew & Firm - Timeless Skin $3) I use it three times a week and after that i apply my Cetaphil and in my opinion this is the best combo for sunburn skin. It works great! You can see the results pretty soon and that makes me happy :)

Last but not least drink a lot of water!! you need to keep yourself hydrated more!!
Please drink water instead of juices :) Water is healthier and 0 calories ;)

(Yes that's my everyday glass ^^ I know it looks from a halloween store and it is! but i think it looks cute ^o^ so I use it all the time)





Sunburs suck! but we now know how to help the healing process. Do all these easy steps i told you and you'll get relief sooner :)
Please read my story and help me :)

XOX

C

Want to go to an amusement park for free? Hell yeah!!

So yesterday I went to the amusement park with my friends! It was sooo much fun!! And the best thing is that I didn't have to pay a penny to go! :D Yay for free all day pass!!! My friend's company had a party there so he took ua with him :D and there was free food (burgers and hot dogs)! You know how i'm doing with all this money issues so this came in the right moment!! Great way to relax!

We got there around 11 so the first thing I did was to go to the roller coaster! :D There were two more girls in my group besides me and maybe I'm more tomboy-ish in these things than them but they didn't want to go to most of the rides. I don't know about you but if I go to an amusement park I HAVE to do the most I can! It's pretty expensive! and even though this time was free I had to go to all the rides i could because this might be the first and last time I go this year (unless another friend take me there for free xD)

I noticed my energy level was pretty high lol even the boys were getting tired by 2 pm. I was always an active person so for me this was fun and relaxing. The sun was bad though, I put lots of sunscreen because I really take care of my skin (skin care blog soon to come :D) but I still got sunburned :( but i know how to make the healing process go faster :D (blog about it soon)

The ride I wanted to try was "The Catapult" or slingshot! most of the people gets scared with it but not me! I'm might be short in stature and look quite fragile but let me tell you I'm a dare-devil when it comes to fun stuff!!

The line was pretty short so I convinced one of my friends to go with me, all of them refused but I convinced the one that at first I thought wouldn't do it.
It was so good! and not scary at all!! It was so smooth and relaxing :) It was a good experience!

I wanted to stay until the park closes at 11 but friends were tired :( so we left at 8. I had so much fun! I wish i could go back every single day but life is like that :( but I enjoyed the most I could! and the memories will stay with me forever! <3

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Do you work?
Yes I do. I work full time and overtime with half an hour lunch :) I babysit whenever I can (weekends) I also do portraits :D

Why are you doing this?
I'm doing this because even though I'm paying my medical bills as much as I can, my credit card balance is increasing rapidly (I have to use my credit card to buy things like food, pay utilities and gas for my car!) If this continue this way by the time i finish paying my bill I'll be in debt with my credit card so it'll be a never ending cycle >.<


What is this blog about anyways?
This blog is about how I survive during this hard time of my life. I'll show you my fashion, tasty meals, skin care, and many other fun and interesting things with a really low budget :) I'm sure you'll get good ideas out of them :D

What will I get by helping you?
You'll get the satisfaction of helping someone that really needs your help and hopefully you'll find my blog interesting so it's worth your time :)

So you think we will pay your bills while you just blog?
As I said before I woek really hard so please don't think that I'm doing nothing. I only blog after I'm done with work and everything I need to take care of during the day and that's usually before bed time.

Will you do nude pics or something x rated for money?
ABSOLUTELY NO! NEVER! I'm working really hard to pay my bills and I'm asking for your help but there's no way I'll sell my body or take racy pics of myself for money.



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Hello World .... :D

This is C :) I'm a twenty-something year old girl who's kind of quiet and nice and loves to draw (i was going to post some of my drawings in this post but my scanner won't work until I get new ink even though i'm not printing! >.<) and loves outdoors activities like hiking :)

I had to surgeries for medical reasons, it was hard for me to go through that but then i realized that I'm strong even though I'm small and fragile as all my friends say. Thanks God I have iinsurance because the bills were too pretty high, but unfortunately my second surgeon was out of network so i had to take a loan to pay my part which was HUGE. I'm so blessed for the family I have! they helped me so much even though they have money issues as well. My grandma gave me her savings! that was a really touching moment in my life to see how much she loves me and sacrificed for me!

Bills kept coming and coming and started to pile up I was in a bad moment in my life. I had two major surgeries and now after all that bad process i have to pay all these big bills. I work full time and I work overtime as much as i can so each check I get goes toward my bills ever since i didn't have the chance to get new stuff like clothes or accesories, you know all those things that someone my age would like to have ...  *sigh*

After I pay my bills I have nothing left, everything goes to my medical bills and utilities. I need to get food and personal stuff (shampoo, hand cream, etc) and of course gas for my car! and unfortunately the only way to get those things is me using my credit card :( and it really saved me countless times but my debt towards it increased a lot, dang I'm screwed for real! o__o

My dreams for the future disappeared ... I want to go to the University but I need to get a loan which is something that I can't do it for the moment, I have to pay my medical bills and of course i can't afford to pay another big loan :( ... I alwasy wanted to go to Japan, I even saved for it but all my savings went towards my bills, isn't it sad? I remember working hard to save money and plan my Japan trip but life is unexpected and makes you change your plans even if you want them so bad. I really like to dress nice but since i'm on a tight budget i have to keep using clothes that I bought years ago but it's ok I make them work and i think they look great when i style them :) so no biggie there.

I'm a good person and I always helped when my family and friends needed help and I believe in Karma, When you help you get help and vice versa it's a cycle that we all should participate.

I'm asking for your help on this matter :) I only ask for a dollar or two or whatever you have to help. Please understand that it's going to be a gift from you to me :) What will you get from all this? You'll get the satisfaction to help someone that really needs your help, who is in a pretty bad moment in her life right now. As I said before life is really unexpected and who knows how your situation will be tomorrowand maybe you'll need a helping hand just like me. I really believe that what you give is what you get. Karma :)

I decided to make this blog so I can share with you how my life is on a regular basis, how I'm surviving this tough time, I'll show you how I style my clothes (even though they are old! I'll make them stylish!) How I eat yummy meals with a low budget and sharing some of my favorite recipes! How I take care of my health and skin and more!! Expect many interesting posts that I'm sure you will like and give you good ideas or at least a smile :)

Please help me make my debt fly away from my life and make my dreams come true! Also please let your friends know about my blog so they can help too.

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